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The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-12-10
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"IIave You got bathroom IN the
houseI" asked a Boston guest of a
Western landlord.
IA what2"
"A bathroom, a--a-lavatory.'
Blamed If | know what you ere
driving at."
ale wants to clean up" said a by
stander, better versed in polite lam
guage.
"Am that it," said the landlord,
You'd ought to said SO at first; come
along wild me-
And he led the man from Boston
out into The backyard, where there
was a rusty tin pan and a pail Of roll
ly" water on the stump of butternut
tree.
"There ye aire," he said proudly (;
@splash away all yer mind TO. I'll
send the towel out soon as the folks
upstairs is done with it. Pitch in
there amt no extra charge for the
layatory, as you call il; and there's q
bucket of soft soap on that bench
Use all yer Il mind to of IT,"
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-12-10
The Leree Question.


The most important issue that will
be brought before the next legislature
in connection with the affairs of this
leyec district viii be the question Of
incorporating into the district, as an
integral part thereof that part of
Holmes county which is protected
from overflow by the levees.
This question was agitated during
the session of the last Legislature. and
there is no doubt at all that if the
measure had been brought to the at
tention of that body it would have
been carried with little or no oppose
ton. 1t is true that the representative
from Holmes at that tiIRe would have
opposed the measure, but the palpable
injustice to the other taxpayers in the
district in having TO bear the burdens
of Holmes county as well as their own,
would have been made so plain that
the legislature would not have hesita-
ted to pass the bill and Holmes would
now have been one ofus.H
The factional fight over the cotton
tax question was so hotly waged be-
fore that legislature that neither side
was willing to complicate the issue by
introducing the Holmes county ques-
tion, Hence, the delta planters of
Holmes county have continued to en-
joy protection from overflow at the
expense of their neighbors.
When this levee district was being
organized, by act of Legislature of 1884,
Holmes county was enabled to with
draw herself from the combination and
throw the burden of levee building up
ON the other counties in the district
upon false testimony as to her liability
to overflow from the Mississippi river
water. The ignorance of most Of the
Legislators ON the subject, and the alb
sence of any rebutlng evidence, in
duced the legislature to exempt
Holmes county from her share Of the
levee tax. When the next Legislature
conyenes, however, the Holmes county
question win be an absorbing one Will
the members from this levec district
as there viii be no cotton tax or othel
diversion to stand in the way. The!
| will be armed with abundant TESTIMONY
to convict Holmes county of having
thus far lodged the payment of hel
proper share of levee taxes, and il
common justice to the people VIII
have so cheerfully borne the brunt o
the battle for her benefit, the legisla
ture will require Holmes county T.
take her place in the line and do he
share Of fighting against the commo
cnemy.--Clarksdale Broadaxe.
The first bill reported by the leve
committee of the Legislature in th
coming session should, and will, be er
titled an act to add the alluvial POI
ton of Holmes to the levee corpora
tion of the other Delta counties.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-12-10
SOnnd Travels 1900 Miles.
youths Companion

Oulh NOlllphllioh'l
Many readers will call to mind the
red sunsets of two or three years ago.
and that these were accounted for by
many persons upon the suppositon
that the uppear air was filled with fine
dust from the eruption of Krakatau, in
Java. This eruption occurred in the
month of August, 1888. Whether it
was the cause Of the red glow in our
sky or not we may never be able to
show positively. But the distance to
which the sound of that explosion has
been heard was found to have been re-
markable.
The same year the English yacht,
Marchesa, was cruising in the Malay
archipelago as Ear east as New Guinea.
Mr.. Guillemard, who wrote the jour
nal of that cruise. relates an interview
with a Dutch missionary in this latter
island, from which it appears that the
sound was heard at that distance.
"Mr. Van Ilas.elt was eager to learn
what news we could give Of the civil
zed world. We had little to tell with
the exception Of the eruption at Krak-
atau. OF the appalling amount of de-
struction il had caused we were una
ware, but we gave him the few partic-
ulars which had reached Gorontalo.
lie at once tod Us. greatly to our as
tonishment, thst the noise Of explo-
sions had been audible at Dorei, and
going into the next room, brought his
dairy, In which, under the date Of Au-
gust 20, an entry had been made to the
effect that sounds, as of distinct canon
aiding, which they had imagined to
proceed from a volcanic eruption, had
been heard thai day.
The natives, we were told, had also
noticed it on the previous day-when
in fact, the outburst was at It's height
BY the missionaries the volcano al
Ternate, or in some part Of the Mo.
luecas was supposed to be in action
1t enables one partially to relize the
terrific nature of the eruption when
the map shows Dorei to be distant
1,719 miles from Krakataur
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-12-10
When and How 10 Make EnsIlage.

The rains come and the rams CON
tinue from day to day and from week
to week. There is scarcely clear day
in month. Your grass is ready to
NOV, but if you NOV it, you cannot
cure it for hay because ofthe wet wealth
er. If you let it alone until after the
rains are over, the grass will be too ma
tured to make fair hay, and if you de-
lay the cutting a week or month, it
will delay the second cutting week
or month at least. You cannot afford
to lose your grass, nor delay the growth
Of the second crop, if these things can
be avoided. They can be avoided
Now your grass, and put it in your
silo, converting the grass into ensilagc
That l. exactly what the writer did the
present year. For nearly month the
weather would not admit of curing
hay, but few Of those days that oul
mower was not running. and our Wag
on. Most of the ensilage we saved
was made in wet weather when we haC
no other farm work to do. The frs
silo filled is now nearly empty, and tbs
ensilage was first-rate, and we have No
doubt it is so with the other silos.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-12-10
Apt Comparison.
fChicot Chronicle.l

Those gates across the public road
remind us of the high tariff of the
Republicans. They sprang up during
an abnormal condition of things when
the country was annually overfowed.
They were granted to a few for the
protection Of their helpless industry,
and now that the cause which gave
them birth has ceased to exist they
continue to enrich the few at the ex.
pense Of the convenience and comfort OF
the many. Down WITH THE TARIFF
Down wfTn TIE GATES
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-12-10
The SparrOW Nuisance.
american Agriculturalist.l

American Agriculturalist.
The English sparrow is'an enemy TO
our native songstcrs, and drives them
away: il is the foe of the gardener and
the fruit grower, but he expels the in
sectivorous birds, and then so!aces
himself with the young plants and
buds of the fruit; it is destructive to
the grape crop, and rapacious feeder
thereupon. In ten days sparrows in
Australia robbed a single vineyard of
5000 pounds of grapes. 1t is an ene-
my to the grain growth and destroys
the grain in the milk, as well as eats
and wastes il in the ripened head. 1t
defles buildings and destroys The vines
that clings to them. 1t is not de-
stroyer of insects. These boldly fcs-
toon the haunts of the sparrow with
webs, and fasten their cocoons to them.
At first it had the reputation of de-
stroying the caterpillar and the meas
uring worm. But now it feeds ON
more toothsome meot. The State En-
tomologist, of New York, has proven
by observation that the caterpillar
thrivcs just where the sparrow most
abounds. and the same conclusion is
reached by more than one English en-
tomologist. The loss from sparrows
in England is put at $I,0OO,OOO a year
In Australia the loss is greater, and in
the United States 1t passes computa-
ton.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-12-10
Bradstreet's Estimate.
T'Times-Demoerat,1


New York, Dec. 2.--Bradstreets Re-
vlcw in It's report of the cotton crop,
says; ain the following report the re-
suits summarized are a true rendering
of the replies from our correspondents
in the South in the 1888 cotton crop
report to Bradstrcet." The replies cover
635 counties against 647 connties re-
ported a year ago. The average date
of mailing replies is Nov. q. For
purposes of comparison table Of esti-
mates, by state, Of cotton production
of 1869 is given:
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-12-10

blf3lVW UiI5UiUUJ
The estimate yield Of the present sea-
son is 6,4sO,O0O bales, which is lower
by $4,000 bales than. the commercial
crop of1ss6-s7, but is larger by $4,000
bales than the estimated actual pro-
duction of that year.
As compared with the estimated
yield in 1867, increases are shown
over last season in North Carolina,
South Carolina. Alabama, Mississippi,
Louisiana, in the minor eastern states,
Virginia and Missouri, and in Wash
ington Territory.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-12-10

Rabbits are a pest to farmers thro'-
out Australia and New Zealand, de-
stroylng vegetation to an enormous
extent. An Associated Press dispatch
says p. W. Cameron Il Co., of New
York, agents for the government of
New South Wales, is authorized to of
fer a reward of $4,000 to American
inventors for any process of extermin-
ating these rabbit pests.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-12-10
'tice to Tax Payers.

N payers are further notified that
bnpaid
bn the 18th of December
! delinquent, and additional costs
Images accrue upon same.
JN0. III. MOORE.
| II 1887 Tax Collector.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-12-10
IL ESTATE AGENT
NIB
OFFICE.

Ir furnished and situations secured
|orers and servants.
Nal attention TO renting houses
|lleetion ofrents.
b paid on city and county prop
|nd statements furnished.
|on consignments solicited. viii
|mptly and faithfully attended to.
produce at 2 IL per cent COM
|n. All orders for goods promptly
|e in z. Quinn's shoe store on Main
|3tf JN0. NJ. LEE.
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Easements.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-12-10

The Yale incident was, we believe,
about as related The romantic part
of the story" is pure romance. Lieut..
Col. ,1no. II. Sims, of the 2lst Alississ-
ippi regiment, was killed by rifle
ball in the very thick of battle. At
the time of his death he was striving
to.preserve the brigade, which he was
commanding, from the common rout
of Gen Early's forces at the disastrous
Cedar Greek battle. And, as in the
Yale affair, protecting the retreat Of
his bpoken comrades.
Col Sims was a brother Of the late
Capt. II. G. Sims, well known TO our
readers. He was u man Of strong
character and high spirit, possessing
'udomitable resolution and answering
dovotioa to duty: pre-emineutly fitted
indeed TO lead N desperate emergen-
cies aud daring venture. h@ ooSsesseo
soldierly merit far beyond the position
he had, at the time Of his death,
achieved.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-12-10
.ovFRTISING RATES

TWk 4Wk- 8 mos q mos ] year.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-12-19
RANDALL'S PLANS.
Hts Stand on Tariff Legislation In the
Present Congress.

His Stand on Tariff Legislation In the
Present Congress.
WASHINGTON, December lS-The re.
port that Mr.. Randall, il he receives the
craftsmanship of the Appropriations Com
mite will DO so under the pledge that he
will not ohstruct the passage ofa tariff bill,
can, upon the hest possible authority, be
denied. Mr.. Randall has made no prom
ise, and Mr. Carlisle has eXaCted none.
1t is understood, however, from some of
Mr.. Randall's near friends, that he docs
not intend to prevent the consideration of
any tariff bill which may be reported from
the Committee on Ways and Means. He
will, however, attempt to defeat any bill
which is not in harmony with his views,
aud the report that he will oppose any
attempt to reduce the tariff within the
limits of what are called the industrial
schedules is undoubtedly correct. But his
friends say that he will pursue different
tactics from those towhich he successfully
resorted in the last two Congresses. He
VIII uOl NBolAuSl AOA OIS SeahS Va "DSti
ing, and use the powerful machinery of the
Committee on Appropriations for that pur-
pose, but he will oppose by Affirmative
counter propositions which he expects will
receive the support Of the majority.
Mr.. Randall is understood to have al
ready prepared tariff which he will in
troduce, unless, as result of the very
great efforts which are now making to Sc
cure a compromise between the two wings
o: the Democratic party on the subject,
the majority of the Committee on Ways
and Means shall decide to accept some Of
the main features of this bill. What his
bill is cannot yet be stated, and it is pretty
certain that he has not furnished this intOr-
nation 10 any one. He does not intend TO
be caught uuawares, however, and has for
mulated definite policy which he ex-
poets his followers to support, and he is
understood TO have represented that he has
thirty-iiye Democratic votes for the
measure which he may finally submit to
the House in the event of the refusal of a
majority of the Committee on Ways aud
Means 10 accept its leading fertures.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-12-19
Is SHE MAD
An Insane Letter Written by Nina Van
Zandt.

An Insane Letter Written by Nina Van
Zandt.
CHICAGO, December 1S.-Nina Van
Zandt, the selr-called widow of Anarchist
August Spies, has written another remark
able letter to n labor paper. In it, she
charges that:
Upon the night when five men lay
cold and stiff in their cOilinsy eight of the
Citizens Association tools held high carni-
val in a gilded downtown restaurant
After having guzzled and gorged and guz-
zled, TO the extent Of $50, they became
communicative.
said one to the honorable one of the
ermine and gown: Aren't you afraid now,
after what you've done No said the
Christian old man; Il have hanged them
now in spite of all opposition, and well
hang any others who dare open their
mouths agliust the free institutions Of our
glorious country. I've got my eye on
that Spies girl ard the Parsons woman,
we can hang them at any time.
May seeker after information honor
ably inquire for what these widowed
women are going TO be hanged? Is
Matthias J. still to pose? But if may be
allowed to have voice in the matter, do
let Us have little variety, and
by all means, let us get
something that doesn't need a (trial) so
tireSome you know. If may suggest
would it not be q splendid scheme to in
dict, convict and hang them for aiding
aud abetting in making pot pie of some
confiding and sncculent missionary
missionary and anywhere? A clear case
these two ladies are Gnfdels) and, of
cGurse-yOu See?'
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-12-19
ON TO OKLAHOMA.
A Leader of the Band Says They Are Pre-
pairing.

A Leader of the Band says They are Fre-
pairing.
CHICAGO, December 18.-A special from
Wichita, Kansas, says: Col. E C. Cole,
one of the acknowledged leaders of the
Oklahoma boom in the past has just re-
turned from that country, accompanied by
several colleagues. His trip, which lasted
nearly four weeks, was made in the inter-
est of the present movement. He Is very
reticent in giving information concerning
the New Crusade" as it Is
called, but admitted that before long au-
other great effort will be made to occupy
the coveted country. Cole insists that
their former failure was due to informa-
ton, that was spread abroad concerning
their movements, adding that it will in the
future be their policy to act more and
speak less. Capt. Couch, who is now
president of the organization, stated that
they are becoming thoroughly organized,
there being q club for the furtherance OF
the object of the movement in
almost every county III Kansas,
also many in Missouri aud Texas. Con-
cerning the time for the march TO be taken
up, he refuses to give any definite informa-
tiOn, but it is inferrad that it will be near
April. He says the organization is more
powerful than ever before, and that this
winter efforts will be made to prevail upon
Congress to open up the country, but
should they refuse to do this, there is no
doubt but trouble will ensue. Couch will
give the matter his personal attention this
winter at Washington.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-12-19
SNntnmanfCatarrh.

Dull, heavy headache, obstruction Of the
naal passages, discharges falling from the
head into the throat, sometimes prOfuse,
"atery, and nCrid, at others, thick, tenaci.
Gus, mucous, purulent, bloody and putrid;
the eyes are weak, watery, and inhamed; F.;
there Is ringing in the ears, deafness, hack
iIS or coughing to clear the throat, expec-
loratIon Of offensive matter, together with
S'ahS from ulcers; the voice is changed and
has the nasal tNang; the breath Is oflen-
S''e; smell anG taste are impaired; there is
a sensation OF dizziness, with mental de-
preston, hacking cough and general de-
oihty. II you have all, or any considera-
hIe number OF these symptoms, You are
suffering from Nasal Catarrh. The more
complicated your disease has become, the
greater the number and diversity of symp
IONS. Thousands of cases annually, without
Misunderstanding half the above symptoms,
result IN consumption, and end in the
grave. Nodisease is 50 common, more de-
cepuVe and dangerous, or less understood.
OF more unsuccessfully treated, by physi.
cans. Five hundred dollars reward is
offered by the manufacturers of DR.. Sage's
Satarrh Kennedy, for a case ofcatarrh which
tney cannot cure. Remedy sold by drug
gists, at only 50 cents.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-12-19
BELVA LOCKWOOD TALK.
The Female Lawyer Makes known In
Claims OF the Women Suffragists.

The Female Lawyer Makes known the
Claims OF the Women Suffragists.
WASHINGTON, December L. - Mrs.
Belva A. Lockwood, the lawyer, politician,
lecturer, has returned to her home here,
and is preparing for q meeting of the party
which she helped to organize last Octo.
ber at Springfield, Illinois, and which
will he held here February 90. The plat
form Of her party is based on woman
suffrage, industrial and Temperance re-
forms. In talking Of politics to-day, she
said: 1--WE are not political party in the
sense that We are organized for the purpose
of supplying candidates for offices. We
may make no nominations at all for the
next national campaign. Our platform
of principles has not ~ yet been finally
adopted, and that is one object of our
meeting in this city in February. We
want TO complete our work and place
ourselves right before the public. Our
main object is industrial reform and all
other issues are subordinate TO that"
mot female sufirage?' wasasked. "Yes,
female suffrage" was the unfaltering re-
ply, and she added: "The question of suf-
frage for women seems now to have reach
ell stage where it can take care OF
itself. In great many Cf the States
women now enjoy school suffrage,
and in some of the States this right
is extended still further. Woman suffrage
is however. one of our planks, but, as
have said, the main thing is to supply a
remedy for the existing industrial evils.
We favor the government owning and con-
trolling the telegrapbs lines and the rail-
roads. We believe that the government
should issuelegal tender or gold and silver
certificates in sufficient quantities to meet
the wants of the people in carrying on the
business of the country.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-12-19
CHAMBERLAIN'S MISSION
To Create Sentiment Against the Cause
of Ireland.

To Create Sentiment Against the Cause
of Ireland.
WASHINGTON, December 18.-Congress-
man Foran, of Ohio, in an interview re-
specting Mr.. Chamberlain's visit to Wash
ington, said:
81 believe that the fisheries question is
only one of the objects Of Mr.. Chamber
lain's mission to this country. don't
think he cares much about the ushery
question. 1t may not be in his official in
structions, but | believe that one Of the
principal objects of his visit here is to get
up, if he can, an Anglo Saxon sentiment in
this country. lie can't do it, however,
for nire-tenths of all Americans are in
sympathy with Ireland in her fight for
Home Rule. His sentimental notices
about blood heing thicker than water
don't apply. Blood is thicker than water
now, Just as il was in the War Of the Rev
olution and Just ag il was when the British
soldiers, little more than y half century
ago, sacked the American capital. 1t is
not an Irish sentiment in America that IA
vOrs Ireland's fight for freedom: it IS the
true American sentiment that will always
be found in sympathy with the spirit Of
freedom everywhere